I stumbled on this. I was reading about flightless birds. Went through ostriches and kiwis. Then the emu came up and the Great Emu War. It was just too absurd to pass by.
Btw - are you in the know of the Herring Wars? there were several of them! no, this is not a struggle between man and herrings :) it was a struggle between UK and Iceland for the ocean territories where the herring was caught. A very interesting story! not that absurd, but... still.
I stumbled on this. I was reading about flightless birds. Went through ostriches and kiwis. Then the emu came up and the Great Emu War. It was just too absurd to pass by.
Thanks for reading 🦅
Btw - are you in the know of the Herring Wars? there were several of them! no, this is not a struggle between man and herrings :) it was a struggle between UK and Iceland for the ocean territories where the herring was caught. A very interesting story! not that absurd, but... still.
Actually, it was a bit absurd...Never heard of it. Fascinating. England backs down three times!
It was actually quite a consequential war, not just for Britain and Iceland.
Thanks so much for the reference!